spinynorman Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 The world's largest Linux vendor Red Hat will release a pre-installed desktop version of Linux globally in September. The new Red Hat desktop targeting primarily small business users will be available on cheap whitebox Intel PCs and, according to Red Hat, will not try to be a Windows clone. More at iTWire. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoulSe Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 Interesting move. I wonder what the uptake on these will be. Red Hat is pretty dominant on the server side with good enterprise-level support and certified partners that help pull in the big guys. When it comes to the desktop though, Linux is still nowhere, but it seems the big shift we've all been waiting for has begun. With pre-installed boxes possibly holding the answer to cracking business customers, I guess it'll be a two-horse race between Ubuntu on Dell and Red Hat. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ianw1974 Posted August 6, 2007 Report Share Posted August 6, 2007 It's good to see this. It means we're attempting to get Linux out there on more and more desktops. Of course, Ubuntu has seen the desktop implementation increase a lot more because of it's ease-of-use for Windows users to switch. I'm all for the increase in Linux as a whole, be it server or desktop. It's all I use on the desktop nowadays, with Windows being fired up occasionally for rare needs. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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